Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-25

n fire at the Chatauqua On. w
grounds Sunday night destroyed 81 cot
tages, involving a loss of about 81, 900.
There are 100 cases of black measles in
the village of Locust Grove. Ohio, and
up to Sunday seven deaths were reported.
Chicago merchants and manufacturers
have organized to resist the railway com
panies in advancing the mileage of COM
mercial travellers.
The ice gorge in the Missouri river at
Bismarck. ID. r., broke Thursday night
and Friday morning the river rose very
rapidly and to great height. doing
good deal of damage to property.
n few of the persons wounded in the
Roslindale railroad accident are still be-
lieved to be in very critical state. Symp-
toms of injuries to the spine have I'M
fortunately been detected in several
cases.
W. f. Lawton, of the firm of Lawton
Brothers. New York. dealers in phos-
phates' has disappeared. 1t is charged
that he absconded to defraud his creditors.
His liabilities are placed at million of
dollars.
For several years the captain of the
British tramp steamer Fernholme has
used oil in heavy storms to keep the
waves from breaking over his vessel.
Oil saved his ship on his last voyage to
New York, he says.
\ Frenchman. named Greene. drove a
blind horse off the bridge at Arctic. II. l.,
Friday afternoon and the horse. wagon
and man tumbled to the bed of the river,
30 feet below. The horse was killed and
the man mortally hurt.
y large crowd, which was unable to
gain ADMISSION to Catholic church in
Chicago Monday, was congregated on the
steps and platform leading to the edifice.
Inc platform gave way, and % people
were injured, at least one fatally.
The New England railway managers,
at the adjourned meeting in Boston, Fri
day. decided. under the new interstate
commerce law, to prohibit free passes
out of the State. and to permit each road
to issue State passes at its own discre-
ton.
The Ohio and Mississippi Railway COM
pany notified members of the Illinois ley
lslature that their passes must be return
ed, As they would be no longer of any
value. The result is that bill has been
introduced to compel the road to reduce
its passenger tariff from three to two
cents per mile.
Washington Seligman. son of James
Nellgman. the New York banker, and
head of the former firm of Washington
Seligman Co. of that city, shot him
self in the head at the Hotel san Marco.
st. Augustine, Fla, Saturday afternoon.
He said that he did not wish to live as he
had no friends and had lost fortune in
Wall street. The wound is serious but
not fatal.
The Chicago Daily News says the SUI
preme court has reversed the finding of
the circuit and appellate courts in the
matter of the will of the late Wilbur f.
Storey. The last will of Mr.. Storey, be-
queathing his property, including the
Chicago Times, is thus declared invalid.
The point was raised that at the time of
making the will he was not responsible
person.
DR.. Il. L. Sewers, one of the most en-
inent physicians of Washington. declared
Monday that there is danger that Presi-
dent Cleveland will not live through his
term unless there is a change in his mode
Of living. DR.. Sewers. six months before
Mr.. Manning's illness. made the same
prediction with regard to the secretary
and advised friend to warn him of his
danger. He says the President doesn't
take enough exercise.
Charles F. Freeman. the Adventist of
Pocasset, Mass, who in December. 1883.
murdered his daughter, but was adiudged
not guilty by reason of insanity and COM
mtted TO the Danyers insane ASYLUM for
life, has been discharged by the order of
the governor and council, several physi-
clans having testified that he could be
discharged without danger to others, be-
ing completely cured of his mania.
The Richmond hotel and st. James
hall at Buffalo were burned early Friday
morning. The fire started in a cloak
room on the main floor. The whole place
burned like Il finder box. The corridor
in the center of the building acted as
great funnel, and as the flames streamed
up the guests found themselves imprison-
ed by wall of fire. The screams of the
guests could be heard for blocks. At
many of the windows could be seen
frightened women in their nightclothes
calling for help. At the third floor win